Display-rack.



J. S. ADAMSON.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1913.

1,103,728. Patented July 14,1914.

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DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1913.

1,103,728. Patented July 14,1914.

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' \IK\KVA\L 1 ornrnn STATES PATENT oFFIon.

JOHN snnnoiv ADAMSON, or HOUSTON, Texas, ASSIGNOB. or ONE-HALF T0 DENISJ.

' LYNCH, or HOUSTON, TEXAS.

' DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed September '23, 1913. Serial No. 791,442.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN SELDON ADAM- SON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county ofHarris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Display-Racks; and do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe'same.

This invention comprehends improvements in display racks and relatesmore particularly to those which are adapted to be removably secured ina show window or other similar places.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a display rack formedof a plurality of bars which are capable of being arranged in variouscombinations so as to form racks of different styles.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide anovelmeans for connecting the bars which form standards and cross piecesin different relative positions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display rack whichshall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture and Verystrong and durable.

The invention also aims to generally improve devices of this nature torender them more useful, practical and commercially desirablc.

lVith these and other objects in View as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a fragmentary perspectiv view, showing one form of rack which may beconstructed by the use of the bars and connecting means, Fig. 2 isaperspective view, showing another style of rack, Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view through the form of rack shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is afragmentary sectional view, showing the connection between the uppercross bars and standards, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates a portionof a show window floor, which is provided with a plurality of basesockets, generally designated 6. As shown in Fig. 2-, eachsocketcomprises an internal threaded body portion 7 and an annularflange 8 formed about the upper edgeof said body portion, said flangebeing seated within a countersink formed in the upper surface of thefloor 5. It is desirable to secure these base sockets at equal distancesfrom one another over the entire floor of a show window in order that asmany display racks as desired may be secured in a window and in orderthat the display racks may be placed in different positions in thewindow.

In Fig. 1 Ihave shown-a portion of the rack, whichjis formed of aplurality of standards 9, cross arms 10- and connecting rods 11. Each ofthe bars has secured in its end a tubular rod 12 which is received in alongitudinal recess 13 formed in the standard and which is externallythreaded upon one end, as indicated by the numeral 14. These tubularrods are preferably secured within the recesses of bores 13 by means ofbolts 15 and nuts 16. The bolts extend transversely through the bars andthrough openings formed adjacent the inner ends of the rods 12. The barsare also provided intermediate their ends with one or more sockets 17,dependent upon the length of the bar. Each socket comprises a tubularinternally threaded body 18 which extends transversely through the barand which is provided with a flange 19 on one end thereof. The flange ispreferably positioned within the countersink formed in the bar so thatit will come flush with the surface thereof. A nut 20 is rigidly securedto the other end of the body 18 and provides a means whereby the socketmay be rotated with respect to the bar.

The lower cross piece 10, shown in Fig. 1, is secured to the upper endof the lowermost standard 9 by threading the extremity of the uppermostthreaded rod carried by said standard into the socket carried by thecross piece, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The upper cross piece 10 issecured in position by threading the lower end of the connecting rod 11into the top of the socket l7 and then threading the upper end of thisconnecting rod into the socket carried by the upper ards 9.

cross piece 10. Since the sockets 17 are r tatable with respect to thebars to which they are secured, it is very easy to thread the ends ofthe connecting rod 11 therein.

In Fig. 3, I have shown a slightly different form of rack, wherein onemain standard 9 is employed and two ordinary stand- The lower end. ofthe standard9 is threaded into one of the sockets in the floor of a showwindow and a cross piece 10 is secured intermediate itsends to the topofthis standard. The secondary standards 9 are threaded into thesocketsl7, positioned adjacent the ends of the cross armlO and carry upon theirupper extremities short cross arms 10. These last mentioned arms supporta glass plate 21 upon which 7 various articles may be placed :fordisplay.

g It is to be understood that all of the standards andv cross piecesshown and described are of a similar construction and difi'er from oneanother only as to their length. It is intended thatthesestandards andcross pieces besold in sets, each set to contain a large number ofpieces of various lengths, so that the user may form display racks ofdifferent styles. Although I have shown all of the bars as being squarein cross section, I desire to have itunderstood Copies of this 'patentmay be obtained for that these pieces maybe made 'difl'erent shapeswithout departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim 1. A. display rack unit, comprising a bar, a screw threaded rodprojecting longitudinally from each end of the bar, and a plu rigidlysecured to the other end, whereby I the body may be rotated.

2. In a display rack, a pair ofunits, each comprising a bar formed witha transverse opening circular in cross section, and a socket rotatablysecured Within. said opening, each socket comprising a tubular, bodyinternally threaded having a flange on one end, and a nut rigidlysecured to the other end; and a screw threaded connecting rod projectinginto said socket.-

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SELDON ADAMSON. Witnesses I C. B-ERsKI1vE,

J. C. MARSHALL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. Q.

